Curtain-fixture.



S. C. HILLS.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, m4.

1,210A73. Patented Ja 11.2,1917.

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SIDNEY C. HILLS, OF TORBINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A-SSIGNOR TO TURNER &

SEYMOUR MANUFACTURING 00., OF TOBRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- TION OF CONNECTICUT.

' CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIDNEY C. HILLs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Torrington, county of Litchfield, State of Connecticut have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to curtain fixtures of the kind in which the rods usually are pro vided with balls or other ornaments or end members at opposite ends and which are supported by means of brackets extending at substantially right angles to the rod and protruding through apertures pierced at suitable points therein. With such arrangements, owing to the multiplicity of separate parts, there is always the possibility that one or more of said parts will be omitted when packing the fixtures for shipment and sale while the likelihood that such parts may be misplaced prior to the connection of such fixtures with windows or the like is increased. Furthermore the brackets protruding through the rod do not provide a support secure in all directions and in addition are unsightly and prevent the curtain from being draped over the entire rod. In other words the brackets make it impossible to bring the curtains closeup to the ornamental ends and thus leave at all times small portions of the rod near each end exposed to view. VVi h curtain fixtures such as mentioned above it is further necessary to'provide the end members, ornaments or balls with internal partitions or walls to form. proper bearings for the rod ends therein as without such partitions or walls the end ornaments would be loose on the rods and wablole thereon and would in many cases fall off.

The particular object of my invention is to overcome the above objections and to pro vide a construction comprising a minimum number of separate or individual parts whereby the likelihood of omitting, losing ormisplacing the same is correspondingly reduced.

My invention also contemplates the elimination of the unsightly protruding ends of the brackets and the combination thereof with the fixture in such a manner that the curtain may be draped over the entire surface of the rod substantially into engagement with the end ornaments thus completely concealing said rod from view.

A further object of my improvement is to combine the brackets with the end ornaments in such a manner that the said brackets may be screwed into the window, door or other casing in a simpleand easy manner without the aid of implements of any description.

My invention has for an additional purpose the omission of the usual internal partition or wall from said end ornaments thus reducing the cost of production and eliminating the diificulty of connecting the rod with the end ornaments which exists in present constructions.

' My improvement will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate examples of my invention and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete structure partly in section; Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of another form of my invention andFig. i is a cross section on the line 44: of Fig. 3.

As shown in Fig. 1 the fixture comprises rod sections 5 and 6 which are telescopically or otherwise arranged to provide a rod adjustable in length and which when tubular in form or otherwise constructed are preferably provided with resilient projections 7 located near the outer ends of said rod sections and normally extending outwardly beyond the outer surface thereof as shown in Fig. 1. These outer ends are adapted to be inserted through openings or apertures 8 formed in the end members or ornaments 9 which in the illustration are shown in the form of hollow balls, it being understood that this is only an example and that said end ornaments 9 may be made in other shapes if desired. As the outer ends of the rod are inserted into the end members as described, the projections 7 will be depressed and after passing into said end members 9 will snap back to their normal position beyond the periphery of the apertures 8 so as to firmly and securely connect the end members 9 with the said rods. It will be understood that the projections 7 are so ar-' ranged as to be capable of being depressed when it is desired to disconnect the rod from the end members and also that any other means for accomplishing the intended connection between the rod and end members may be substituted if desired. In some instances the frictional engagement between the rod and the peripheries of the apertures may alone be relied on to accomplish this result. The said end members or ornaments 9 are rigidly secured in any suitable manner to the brackets 10 which project radially therefrom in an outwarddirection and have their free ends preferably screw-threaded as indicated at 11'. In the example shown the ornaments 9 are illustrated as constructed of two sections soldered or otherwise s'ecured together to form the complete device, while the brackets 10 extend into the same and around the inner surface thereof, and have their inner end portions soldered or otherwise fastened to the end member or ornament 9 to secure a rigid combination.

To connect the fixture in operative relation with a window, door or the like the brackets 10 are screwed into the casing thereof at the desired points by suitably manipulating the end inembers or ornaments, the latter in their final positions having their apertures 8 substantially in axial alinement with each other. During the attachment of the brackets with the casing as dee scribed the said end members form convenient manipulating means and do away with the necessity for the use of an implement for attaching the brackets in operative position. After the brackets and end ornaments have been secured in this manner the outer ends of the rodsections 5 and 6 are simply inserted into the apertures 8 until the projecf tions 7 have passed beyond the same so that the curtain rod is firmly supported with its outer surface entirely free from projections or obstructions. It is of course to be understood that the curtains are first draped oversaid rod sections 5 and 6 before the ends thereof are inserted into the apertures 8. The outer edges of said curtains may, as will be clearly apparent, be brought into engagement with the end members or ornaments 9 and draped in any desired manner so as to completely conceal the curtain rod. The end members or ornaments 9 themselves are firmly supported by the brackets 10 and form rigid supports for the rod instead of being supported or hung on the rod as is the case in existing constructions. As before stated the usual internal partition in the end members or ornaments is unnecessary in my improved arrangement so that it is only necessary to insert the opposite ends of the curtain rod through a single aperture in each end ornament instead of throughtwo apertures as is the case in structures in which said internal partitions are present. The attachment of the rod in operative connection with the end. members or ornaments in my improved construction is thus reduced to a minimum of simplicity. j

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the brackets l0 are formed with eyelets 10 which are arranged to surround the apertures 8 of the end members or ornaments 9 and form therewith a single aperture in each end member, the said brackets and endmembers or ornaments being rigidly connected together in any s'uitablemanner, for instance by electric welding. With this an rangement the ends of the rod sections 5 and 6 project through the eyelets 1O"v and apertures 8 into the interior of the end ornaments 9 and; may be maintained in opera tive connection therewith in the same manner as in the form first described or in any otherv way desired. This form of my improvement embodies the same advantages as the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and is particularly adapted for relatively small fixtures such as sash rods and the like.

\ Owing to the fact that bothforms of my improvement comprise a minimum of separate or other parts the danger of omitting, losing or misplacing material elements of the fixture is correspondingly reduced while the cost of production is likewise lowered without in any way affecting the utility of the fixture. 7 At the same time my improved arrangement permits a more graceful and ornamental draping of the curtain on the fixturethan has heretofore been possible.

Various changes-in the specific forms shown and described may be-made withinthe scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: j

1. A curtain fixture comprising a hollow end member, a bracket having a portion secured within said end member and extending in contact with and along the inner sur face thereof and having a continuing'po-rtionextending exteriorly of said end member to form'an attaching stem whereby said bracket and end member are supported and a curtain rod connected with said end member. I r

2. A curtain fixture comprising a hollow end member a bracket comprising a curved portion secured within said end member and having a diameter substantially the same as 3. A curtain fixture comprising a hollow end member having an internal annular re- 120 the internal diameter of said end member cess, a bracket comprising an eyelet having In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set approximately the same diameter as said remy hand in the presence of two subscribing cess and secured within the same and a conwitnesses.

tinuing stem extending exteriorly of the end SIDNEY C. HILLS. 5 member whereby said bracket and end mem- WVitnesses:

ber are supported and a curtain rod de- HERBERT H. LEONARD, m tachably connected with said end member. L. C. KIBBLY.

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